Radical aid shake-up required to break cycle of hunger in Ethiopia

Radical aid shake-up required to break cycle of hunger in Ethiopia

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| May 11, 2010

In its report, ‘Band Aids and Beyond, published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Ethiopia famine, Oxfam says international donors need to adopt a new approach to humanitarian disasters which focuses on preparing communities to prevent and deal with disasters such as drought before they strike, rather than relying mainly on short-term emergency relief, such as imported food aid.